{"id":153012,"date":"2021-02-15T17:04:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T22:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=153012"},"modified":"2021-02-15T17:06:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T22:06:41","slug":"state-federal-authorities-bust-colorado-based-international-drug-enterprise-arrest-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/state-federal-authorities-bust-colorado-based-international-drug-enterprise-arrest-64\/","title":{"rendered":"State, federal authorities bust Colorado-based international drug enterprise, arrest 64"},"content":{"rendered":"
DENVER\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The Denver Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration in partnership with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Arvada Police Department, and the 17th Judicial District Attorney\u2019s Office, today announced the dismantling of an international drug trafficking ring and a related money laundering enterprise operating throughout Colorado.<\/p>\n The investigation, which launched in March 2019, uncovered a thriving market for illicit controlled substances, including heroin and counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0are the primary drivers of the recent increase in opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n